To the gentleman in front of me in the clothes shop at Ocean Terminal
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 02. Sep, 2005 | 2 Comments
Sucker.
I’m sorry, but it had to be said.
Let me explain.
I went to this particular clothes shop this lunchtime to buy my grandpa a shirt for his birthday – he’s 93 you know. Standing in front of me in the queue to pay was a young-ish guy who was also buying a shirt.
As he handed [...]
Rargh – doom and gloom rargh – the end is nigh – rargh – bleak future
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 12. Aug, 2005 | No Comments
Ok … forgive the title, blame it on super strength coffee and very little sleep … but I do enjoy a little financial doom and gloom.
We have been telling you lot for ages that house-prices are too high and you’re spending too much money.
But you wouldn’t listen.
Bankruptcies are continuing to rise, alongside home reposessions [...]
Holiday romance
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 09. Aug, 2005 | No Comments
This is a picture of Nessie and I in Port Logan in beautiful Dumfries & Galloway (apparently Scotland’s best kept secret). If you don’t believe beaches like this exist in Scotland, take a more detailed look…
Beautiful Port Logan near Portpatrick in Dumfries and Galloway
We also liked Kirkcudbright, Thornhill, Lochmaben, St John’s Town of Dalry and [...]
The Peace Tax Seven
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 19. Jul, 2005 | No Comments
I’m taking a break from my soap box this week and considering I’m going to be flat broke for the next few months, I don’t want to think about mortgages, savings or pensions. So here’s something else to think about … the Peace Tax Seven
The Peace Tax Seven comprise seven individuals who are withholding [...]
The World Is Not Enough
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 05. Jul, 2005 | No Comments
At a time when the entire world’s attention is focused on the problems of world debt, with the Live 8 concerts, the G8 summit in Scotland, the Make Poverty History Campaign (MPH) and the various anti-poverty marches, it seems that everyone wants the world’s governments to behave more ethically towards the manner in which [...]
ABC for anarchists…(You can’t change a system from the outside)
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 05. Jul, 2005 | No Comments
For those of you who were present in Edinburgh on Saturday 2nd July 2005 and saw the “drop the debt” campaign – which began in The Meadows… you’ll be familiar with the diversity of agendas at the event.
Suddenly “drop the debt” became “drop capitalism” and “drop polution” or even “drop war” or “drop politics”.
I thought [...]
Shorn of the debt..responsibility
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 21. Jun, 2005 | No Comments
With UK personal debt spiralling out of control beyond the £1 trillion mark at a rate of £1m every four minutes, and the number of declarations of bankruptcy on the increase, the Government has finally implemented measures to ensure lenders know the actual cost of any borrowing. Lenders have been placed under orders from [...]
War of the Worlds : Student Finance vs Life
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 14. Jun, 2005 | 1 Comment
It is a worrying time for current and prospective students. With the increase in course fees, along with decreases in Government finacial support, the current graduates can expect huge debts when they enter the employment market, and hope they will get a high paid job to pay it off. The trouble is, [...]
Get it in black and white!
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 13. Jun, 2005 | No Comments
Upon reading the case of Steve Harris in ‘Jobs & Money’ in The Guardian this week (21/05/05), it reminded me of how important it always is to get financial agreements and contract agreements in writing. Poor Steve Harris (in every sense of the word) had become entangled in a sensitive and complex spiral of [...]
Bizarre ways to make money…. dooo doo dooo doo dooo doo doo doo (tales of the unexpected)….how long can I make these titles? I wandered lonely as
Posted by Cashzilla in lifestyle on 25. May, 2005 | 1 Comment
After reading on a MyMoneyBlog about a summer job scheme in America I felt that the subject of making money, not just saving it, should receive some attention.
Here are some of the ways Cashzilla has heard of people trying to make money:
Auctions held on ebay:
Human soul – some are even charging [...]
